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Brazilian agencies get temporary reprieve from Lufthansa GDS surcharge

By Kevin May | August 12, 2015

Evidence is emerging that a move by Lufthansa to introduce a levy on all bookings via the GDS is facing procedural difficulties in some countries. The German airline group plans to impose a Euro 16 Read More

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Lufthansa reveals more about its distribution cost charge

By Sean O'Neil | August 11, 2015

Lufthansa Group has shared more details with travel agents on how it plans to introduce a Distribution Cost Charge (DCC) for airplane ticket bookings made using a global distribution system (GDS), sta Read More

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Travelport predicts 50 per cent of global carriers will use its merchandising platform

By Kevin May | August 4, 2015

Travelport is estimating almost half of the world's airlines may eventually join a core component of its Merchandising Platform. CEO and president Gordon Wilson says over 110 carriers have now sign Read More

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Lufthansa debuts direct corporate booking, first via Concur

By Sean O'Neil | July 27, 2015

Lufthansa, the German national carrier, has signed a deal to open a direct connect with Concur, the maker of software for travel-and-expense management. Before this announcement, Lufthansa had told Read More

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Lufthansa accused of not understanding business travel (or ignoring needs of corporates)

By Kevin May | July 17, 2015

Lufthansa Group has been invited to talks with a group of 100+ business travel agencies and corporate buyers to iron out issues surrounding the controversial GDS tax. The "high-level industry deleg Read More

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Unbundling its airfares, Lufthansa goads IAG and Air France-KLM

By Sean O'Neil | July 16, 2015

Some have wondered aloud if Lufthansa Group has "gone mad." But others say it's just crazy like a fox. The company has argued that the travel industry must accept freedom in distribution. That's wh Read More

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Lufthansa claims it is on solid legal ground over GDS tax move

By Kevin May | July 14, 2015

No surprises that Lufthansa's announcement in early-June that it would be imposing a Euro 16 levy on bookings made via GDSs has turned into one of the big issues of the year. The move has been labe Read More

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Amadeus claims Lufthansa has lost the trust of the industry

By Kevin May | July 3, 2015

Amadeus has slammed Lufthansa for its "aggressive and unilateral" decision to impose a tax on tickets sold via global distribution systems. The attack comes in a letter obtained by Tnooz to Amadeus Read More

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Sabre CEO Tom Klein takes on Lufthansa on distribution fees, talks Wyndham deals

By Sean O'Neil | June 30, 2015

Sabre CEO Tom Klein spoke to industry stock analysts at a Nasdaq investor conference today. Klein laid out the investment case for Sabre, and we have highlights from that below. But first, Klein Read More

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The travel industry must accept freedom in distribution

By Viewpoints | June 24, 2015

If you go out to buy a new car the dealer will tell you the cost for the basic vehicle. Then they let you select the extras, such as sat-nav and sunroof, so you only pay for exactly what you want. Read More

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Lufthansa and the GDS surcharge - risky or inspired?

By Pamela Whitby | June 15, 2015

The big news of the past few weeks is that Lufthansa Group (LHG) has stuck two fingers up at the global distribution systems. From September this year it plans to add a Euro 16 surcharge to any boo Read More

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With remarkable timing, Lufthansa talks up its merchandising strategy

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2015

Last week, as Lufthansa announced a change in commercial direction from its German HQ, half the way around the globe an exec talked of the airline's first steps in ancillary revenue. It's a bit of Read More

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Amadeus explicitly denies supporting Lufthansa's new commercial strategy

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Amadeus has responded to Lufthansa's decision to charge Euro 16 for each booking made via the GDS with a letter to its customers. The letter pushes back against the levy — which is not charged for Read More

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Lufthansa to add surcharge to every booking made via the GDS

By Kevin May | June 2, 2015

The "value of the GDS" debate has returned with a bang, with Lufthansa introducing a levy on all bookings made via a GDS after announcing a new commercial strategy. The Euro 16 surcharge will apply Read More

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GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...

By PhocusWire | May 28, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Thursday 28 May 2015: GoEuro launches multi-modal app The air, train and coach Read More

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